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New Supreme Court Ruling – Reverter under the School Sites Act 1841 – Rittson-Thomas and others v Oxfordshire County Council [2021] UKSE 13
Providers of schools in the state and independent sectors in England and Wales whose school sites were provided by private donors pursuant to the provisions of the School Sites Act 1841 (the ‘1841 Act’) will welcome the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Rittson-Thomas and others v Oxfordshire County Council (‘OCC’) (Rittson-Thomas and […]
Terence Channer statement on investigation into police officers sharing CCTV film
Terence Channer, the family’s solicitor, said that the release of the footage piled additional heartache on Small’s family when they were looking to the police for support. “There appears to have been a clear and extremely disturbing abuse of police powers, at a time when my client and her family were mourning the tragic death […]
Guidance for Care Homes receiving COVID-19 patients as “designated settings” – how will CQC inspect your service?
Guidance for Care Homes receiving COVID-19 patients as “designated settings” – how will CQC inspect your service? OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION As part of the Government’s Adult Social Care Winter Plan published on 18 September 2020, the DHSC has implemented a scheme in collaboration with CQC to provide dedicated care locations or ‘designated settings’ to allow the […]
Coronavirus Vaccination service providers – updated CQC guidance for notification and registration
Vaccination service providers will need to consider how they will be arranging vaccination services and who will be responsible for carrying on the regulated activity (and for the quality and safety of the service) in order to identify and comply with any registration requirements or notification arrangements that are needed. Updated CQC guidance is available here and statutory notification […]
An ambitious strategy: CQC’s bold regulatory approach
Errol Archer, Regulatory Solicitor and health and social care specialist writes a feature article in Care Management Matters magazine. He writes about the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) proposed new approach to regulation from 2021. His article outlines CQC’s proposals and provides guidance for providers. The article can be found at page 31 of the e-book: https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=cmm_17.8_nov_ebook_hr&hideIssuuLogo=true&u=carechoices along […]
Concerns over CQC’s new transitional approach to monitoring health and social care providers
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) paused routine inspections and implemented the Emergency Support Framework (ESF) using regular conversations between inspectors and providers as an additional monitoring tool to gather information. Using the learnings acquired from the ESF as a springboard, CQC has now replaced the ESF with its […]
Challenging CQC Inspection Reports
Written by: Errol Archer As a public body CQC is well aware that its decisions are subject to judicial review and, in order to withstand a legal challenge, it must be able to show that its decisions were lawful (i.e. the Health and Social Care Act 2008 has given it the power to make […]
Terence Channer speaks to Channel 4 News on how Taser expansion will affect black men
Terence Channer On Channel 4 News 31.08.2020 – Police Tasers – Greater Manchester Police – Black Men Four Times More Likely To Be Tasered
Terence Channer a Scott-Moncrieff & Associates LLP consultant, who represents Desmond Ziggy Mombeyarara in a claim against Greater Manchester Police, was invited to contribute to this piece by Ben Ferguson of Channel 4 News on 31 August 2020. Black men are 3.9 times more likely to be tasered by Greater Manchester police officers than white […]
ITV News Report – WEST MIDLANDS POLICE BRUTALITY – CHIEF CONSTABLE PAYS £15,000 DAMAGES TO RYAN CLAYTON FOLLOWING A BRUTAL ATTACK BY INSPECTOR ANDREW TANNER 7643